Zao Now: Wednesday 18th January 2023
- Jan 18, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 212cm
Posted on Wednesday 18th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
There is fog everywhere with intensity varying from 50m to 200m e.g. you cannot see to the bottom at the top of the Uwanodai training slope.
It is mostly nice groomed slopes but areas of ice runs where traffic has been heavy e.g. top of Ohira (the sides are ok).
Lots of ski schools about and people wanting to go to the top especially for the snow monsters. Again, there are none.
We anticipate a bit of snow during the day and perhaps a lifting of the fog (although it is likely to get colder) and perhaps even some blue skies. Best enjoy below first and go later to the top (the snowy tree vistas still look nice on the way up).
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Wednesday 18th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 212cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 162cm observed on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 50cm observed on 12 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Zao Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.